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Well, having done my best to put you off, I'm now finding myself quite intrigued by your suggestion! I normally brew 20 - 25l batches and keg them (I've 4 on the go at the moment) so a 1 gallon brew would be something completely different, and got me thinking as to how I would go about it. I...

That's very interesting. The first couple of brews I made with hop pellets as dry hop were very reluctant to clear. I blamed the hops for this (without any hard evidence, it must be said, but it seemed the obvious change). They were all-grain kits from the Malt Miller, which I thought were...

I have pretty much given up on pellets for this reason. The way I brew, the beer seems to take forever to clear if I use pellets, especially to dry hop. However, I do not cold crash or use finings. Having said that, I rarely drink my beer within a month of pitching. Oh, and in my experience...

Well, for me this was a no brainer! 6%!!!! Jeepers, I can't remember ever drinking a beer that strong. I really like the hopping on Brewdog Punk IPA, but at 5.5% ABV to me it is ridiculously strong. So I don't buy it, or brew anything in the same ball park. You could have asked me a difficult...

Stigman - aren't your reasons 2 and 3 just a little bit contradictory? wink... I do find this interesting, though, because there is something about strong beer that I just do not like. Maybe it isn't just about the alcohol level. I recall, back in the 1980s, having a brilliant idea. Or so...

Welcome to the forum! My first thought, though, is why do you want to brew beer if you rarely drink? I'm certainly not trying to put you off!! However, for me, brewing your own beer is something that requires a lot of time and repetition, so you're gaining experience as you go. As I see it...

Don't forget that "fruity" can also come from the yeast. An aromatic hop together with a high-ester yeast could easily be described as "flowery, fruity" in the final beer.

You could always add some calcium carbonate to raise the pH. But then you'd really need to know what you're aiming for, and have a method of measuring it.

All grain. I mash in a picnic box = "Mash tun". After mashing, I ladle it out into a 12l bucket - fitted with a tap and a bazooka filter - over which I put a "false bottom" of baking foil with holes punched in it. This is the "Lauter tun". I keep topping up the lauter tun with fairly hot...

I keep mine in a freezer, and aim to use them within a year. This seems to work OK for my tastes.

Well, I'm not at all sure that I really should respond to posts that are almost certainly wind-ups, that seem to be made by people with no real care for truth, logic, or even humanity, but with an apparent bizarre need to proclaim some sort of posturing viewpoint, particularly if it irritates...

Well, just goes to show how different people's tastes are! My preference is for around 4% ABV. Much more, and I find that the alcohol tends to have too much influence. Every very strong beer that I've tasted I have disliked a lot. But then, I prefer lighter-bodied very hoppy beers. Having...

A bit tricky to follow this - but if your SG is 1.034 then you are definitely looking at a low-alcohol beer. Probably around 3.4%, depending upon the yeast you use. So, no, you have not ruined your brew. What you seem to have is a very, very low rate of extraction of fermentables from your...

I'm pretty sure that you're right. My brews in the 1980s used to get the occasional infection. I haven't had a brew "go off" for 20 years, and I've only used StarSan (or equivalent) in the last 5 years. Still, it does make me happier having a spray bottle and squirting things relentlessly...

Welcome!! Lots of good advice and experience on here.

Aye, the type of yeast will influence this - some stick to the bottom of the bottle, whereas some are more "powdery" and easily re-suspend

Well, I had to weigh this one up carefully. It does sound a bit odd doesn't it? But, thinking about it, maybe not so much. After all, the most inaccurate weather forecasts are in the future. But, asked to predict the weather in the next 30secs I think my old Uncle Albert would get it right...

Well, clearly change does not have to be bad. It can indeed be a good thing, or possibly neutral. But the sort of change that I think we're in for will totally change the planet. I expect climatic changes to ruin the ability of the planet to sustain mankind's present numbers, or even close...

Bit glib?? Clint's advice was spot-on. I've been using the Malt Miller's version of Starsan for some time now, and it has worked superbly for me. Check out https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/ Unless you're living in a very remote part of the world then postage will be reasonable - and very little...

Well, I would suggest another category for your poll: I've not got a clue about what "homebrewtwang" actually is. Maybe this is a bit like "dry hops equals grassy flavour", which I don't get at all. I suspect that any "twang" (definition uncertain.......) is more likely to be the result of...